Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the management of patients initially refusing care and their treatment under conscious sedation by the inhalation of Equimolar Mixture of Oxygen-Nitrous Oxide in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry at the Faculty of dental medicine in Monastir. Study design: A 5 years retrospective study. Methods: Data for only one operator was collected. Dental session’s treatment under conscious sedation was done once a week. Data entry was performed using SPSS statistical software. Quantitative variables were expressed by their mean and standard deviation and categorical variables by their number and frequency. Differences with P-value < 0.05 were recorded as statistically significant. Results: The sample represents 161 patients (226 care sessions), the majority of patients treated under conscious sedation are aged between 3 and 15 years. The mean age is 8.02 years with a standard deviation of 4.591 years. The most represented age group is that of 5-14 years with 74% of the total number. The category of the most treated patients in our study was disabled patients with 49%, then young children with 36% and anxious patients with 13%. The category of occasional indications related to the act represents only 3%. Recruitment was mostly performed within the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. Extractions represent 40%, no serious side-effects were observed. The success rate was 93.2%. Conclusion: Since it is carried out in a Pediatric Dentistry department, this study provides a vision of conscious sedation benefits with young patients requiring this specific treatment.